The Enterprise Applications Director, will focus on managing multiple applications delivery teams across the Cox Enterprises’ ecosystem. The Director will work closely with a portfolio of customers to analyze, design, develop, and implement solutions that meet the needs of the business. The Director will ensure successful implementation of applications in the portfolio by owning all aspects of the delivery framework. This includes managing deliverables, resources, status, and anticipated solution value across multiple functions, departments, and divisions. In addition, this role will be responsible for the continuous improvement of the delivery framework.
Job Responsibilities:
Leadership & Customer Relations
- Perform as the primary technology and delivery leader for the Corporate Business Shared Services application team.
- Partner with CEI Portfolio team to build a joint IT/Business roadmap that enables future strategic initiatives.
- Secure appropriate executive support for corporate application visions and associated initiatives.
- Ensure the continued success of CEI Portfolio helping to build an IT organization capable of efficiently and effectively supporting the business’ technology and information needs.
- Work with other IBT leaders to improve relationships between and communications with user groups including establishment of effective resource capacity management, change control, release management and escalation procedures.
- Commit to building and maintaining an agile, growth minded, team with diverse experiences and perspectives. Grow team competencies to adapt to new business models, technologies, and processes.
Financial and Capacity Management
- Partner with CEI Portfolio team to align expected business outcomes with IT initiatives and capacity.
- Collaborate with Product team to prioritize initiatives within available capacity to ensure high value efforts are completed within budget.
Vendor & Program Management
- Ensure the effectiveness and efficiencies of stakeholders’ technology support by taking technical ownership of information needs and technology requests, reviewing possible vendor & in-house solutions and recommending solid technical architectures for meeting aggregate business needs.
- Balance employee and vendor resources within authorized budget and resource capacities to achieve customer program goals and objectives.
Technology Management
- Ensure stable, yet innovative, Information Technology Platforms by assessing and modernizing the current applications, frameworks, personnel, processes, and organizational structures.
- Ensure the success of application initiatives by establishing a flexible and responsive agile development, testing, training, support processes and procedures.
Job Qualifications – Experience/Education/Training:
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 10 years’ experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 8 years’ experience; a Ph.D. and 5 years’ experience in a related field; or 14 years’ experience in a related field.
- 5+ years’ experience in a management or leadership role.
- Candidates must have at least 10+ years of progressively increasing responsibility in Information Technology, with at least 8+ years of experience managing delivery teams and 8+ years leading technology initiatives in a rapidly changing environment.
- Proven ability to develop, implement and enforce Agile delivery methodologies including leading and motivating teams.
- Successful background in implementing and integrating custom, SaaS, and cloud solutions.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills required.
- Thorough understanding of Agile methodologies and tools.
- Experience in resource capacity planning.
Preferred:
- Master’s degree in management or information technology or
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science or other related discipline and/or relevant work experiences.
- Training in advanced leadership techniques, financial management, and strategic planning.
- Knowledge of Software Delivery Lifecycle processes and milestones.
- Knowledge of and experience in implementing SaaS applications.
- Experience coordinating across organizational boundaries.
Job Skills:
- Strong leadership, negotiation, problem solving, and team building skills including the ability to build a team and recruit new resources for the team's continued growth.
- The ability to work well with people from diverse backgrounds and experiences in a collaborative and constructive manner.
- The ability to express complex technical concepts effectively, both verbally and in writing.
- The ability to work well with people from different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience.
- Ability to identify and understand problems/issues and develop solutions.
- Ability to work effectively within time constraints and manage multiple commitments simultaneously.
- Flexibility to deal with people at a variety of levels; internally - enterprise staff, business stakeholder staff, other Senior Executive staff, and externally - auditors, employer groups, and industry associations.
- The ability to display patience with conflict and recognize its potential to bring about productive change.
- Strong leadership skills and experience working with various departments, implementing and consulting on a variety of initiatives including experience with group facilitation.
Other Essential Job Requirements and Working Conditions:
Travel: Some travel for conferences or off-site training may be required.
About Cox
Cox empowers employees to build a better future and has been doing so for over 120 years. With exciting investments and innovations across transportation, communications, cleantech and healthcare, our family of businesses – which includes Cox Automotive and Cox Communications – is forging a better future for us all. Ready to make your mark? Join us today!
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Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page.
Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer - All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.